Most Valuable midfielders by Market Value in League One

The most valuable midfielders in League One, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Boateng of Plymouth is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.2, and L. Wing has been the form player this season, grading 67.7, and O. Bailey leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Lofthouse has improved his Season rating most, up +36.2 on last season, while R. Street's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Boateng of Plymouth is the most valuable name in this group at 18.4.

Lincoln · 24/25→25/26

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K. Lofthouse+36.2SsN

Burton Albion · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Boateng Central midfielder	Plymouth	24	18.4	49218.7%	5522.9%
2	K. Lofthouse Defensive midfielder	Burton Albion	25	17.3	46354.9%	5224%
3	J. Neufville Defensive midfielder	Bradford	26	16.9	45104.5%	4731.2%
4	F. Murray Defensive midfielder	Wigan	27	16.3	5251.9%	447.6%
5	O. Bailey Central midfielder	Doncaster	27	16.3	5538.2%	4412.9%
6	A. Collins Defensive midfielder	Peterborough	26	16.3	4439.8%	46±0%
7	H. White Central midfielder	Stevenage	24	15.3	4152.4%	5210.2%
8	L. Connell Defensive midfielder	Barnsley	25	15.1	4126.2%	463.6%
9	J. Brown Defensive midfielder	Blackpool	25	14.3	3826.7%	491%
10	A. Smith Defensive midfielder	AFC Wimbledon	27	13.3	366.8%	409.5%
11	D. Campbell Central midfielder	Northampton	25	13.1	3564.8%	4644.5%
12	C. Savage Central midfielder	Reading	23	12.8	345.5%	4912.4%
13	R. Street Centre-forward	Lincoln	24	12.8	3547.4%	5351.1%
14	J. Moylan Attacking midfielder	Lincoln	24	12.7	34197.4%	5013.8%
15	D. Kemp Central midfielder	Stevenage	27	12.7	340.9%	4310.9%
16	A. Robertson Defensive midfielder	Cardiff	23	12.6	347.4%	5125.1%
17	O. Bailey Defensive midfielder	Stockport County	26	12.6	34264.5%	476.1%
18	N. Lonwijk Full-back	Luton	23	12.6	3449.3%	497.3%
19	A. Cozier-Duberry Attacking midfielder	Bolton	21	12.4	37436.2%	5416.8%
20	B. Mumba Defensive midfielder	Plymouth	24	12.3	3396.4%	5221.4%
21	C. Wright Attacking midfielder	Wigan	26	11.8	32174.1%	4617.8%
22	R. Colwill Attacking midfielder	Cardiff	24	11.5	316.6%	5122.4%
23	I. El Mizouni Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	25	11.3	3062.6%	4231.1%
24	K. Doyle Central midfielder	Reading	21	11.1	335.4%	513.4%
25	A. Morley Defensive midfielder	Wycombe	26	10.9	2979.3%	436.9%
26	J. Diamond Attacking midfielder	Stockport County	26	10.9	2961%	471.3%
27	O. Tanner Attacking midfielder	Cardiff	24	10.9	28128.9%	4919.3%
28	D. Kyerewaa Attacking midfielder	Reading	24	10.8	2119.7%	4813.3%
29	T. Bayliss Defensive midfielder	Lincoln	27	10.7	293.6%	4012.2%
30	J. Baptiste Full-back	Rotherham	22	10.6	3029900%	4620.6%
31	O. O'Neill Attacking midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	10.5	2611.6%	472.9%
32	K. Chauke Defensive midfielder	Burton Albion	23	10.5	1822.6%	47±0%
33	Cian Ashford Central midfielder	Cardiff	21	10.5	2424.1%	5220%
34	R. Walters Full-back	Blackpool	21	10.4	30135.2%	5212.8%
35	L. Harris Attacking midfielder	Wycombe	21	10.4	2144.8%	527.1%
36	E. Archer Central midfielder	Port Vale	23	10.2	2740.7%	4415.4%
37	J. Stokes Attacking midfielder	Stockport County	22	10.2	1554.4%	482.3%
38	X. Simons Defensive midfielder	Bolton	23	10.2	1812.4%	4625.7%
39	J. Weir Defensive midfielder	Wigan	24	10.2	25114.5%	463.1%
40	S. Banks Attacking midfielder	Barnsley	24	10.1	18	4525.6%
41	T. Taylor Defensive midfielder	Northampton	25	10.1	2789.5%	442.1%
42	E. Brierley Central midfielder	Exeter City	22	10.1	2683.9%	4846.3%
43	N. Moriah-Welsh Attacking midfielder	Mansfield Town	24	10.1	13244.7%	458.4%
44	J. Colwill Defensive midfielder	Cardiff	21	10.1	2848.7%	5047.9%
45	C. Webster Defensive midfielder	Burton Albion	22	10.1	282.2%	481.3%
46	J. Russell Attacking midfielder	Mansfield Town	25	10	2525.2%	459.8%
47	C. Boyd-Munce Central midfielder	Wycombe	26	10	2714%	4110.6%
48	E. Erhahon Defensive midfielder	Bolton	25	10	210.5%	452.8%
49	T. Bakinson Defensive midfielder	Leyton Orient	27	10	27525.6%	369.8%
50	C. Campbell Central midfielder	Stevenage	23	10	148.9%	457.2%